AUBURN, Alabama -- Auburn ended its nine-day search for a head coach to replace Gene Chizik by hiring the man who helped Chizik win a national championship, former offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn, on Tuesday.

Malzahn, who left Auburn after the 2011 season to become the head coach at Arkansas State, took the Red Wolves to a 9-3 record and the Sun Belt Conference title.

And the reaction from national writers seemed to indicate that Auburn's on a course correction after Malzahn left the Plains last season and the Tigers' offense spiraled out of control.

Here's a look at what national columnists and writers are saying about Auburn's hire of Gus Malzahn.